Solar power in New York

Solar power in New York includes the largest solar farm on the east coast, the 37 MW Long Island Solar Farm, as well as the 17 MW enXco Eastern Long Island Solar Project,[1] which consists of seven projects, three at LIRR station carports.[2]

Installing rooftop solar panels in Poughkeepsie

New York City is planning to build a 50 MW solar farm on 250 acres of a closed land fill.[3]

New York has a renewable portfolio standard of 30% from renewable sources by 2015. In 2015 24% was renewable, 6% short of the goal. Wind is the predominant generating technology.[4] In 2018, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority awarded long-term contracts to 22 utility-scale solar farms, totaling a combined capacity of 646 MW.[5]

In 2012, LIPA adopted a Power Purchase Agreement (limited to 50 MW), which will pay $0.22/kWh for solar generation for installations ranging from 50 kW to 20 MW. A $500 to $5000 application fee favors larger power plants represents roughly the first 10 days of generation for a 50 kW to 500 kW system, but less than 2 hours of generation for a 20 MW installation. The term of the agreement is 20 years, and systems must be interconnected to the grid at the 13.2 kV level. Unlike the feed-in tariff programs in many other places, customers pay for their own electricity as if they were not generating any, making this actually a power purchase agreement, and not a feed-in tariff. LIPA owns the SRECs (which could be worth more than they are paying for the electricity).[6][7] A bill to establish SRECs in New York failed to pass in 2012.[8] 50 MW of solar power will meet the average needs of about 7,000 households, or less than 1% of the electricity supplied by LIPA. 5 MW is reserved for systems less than 150 kW, and 10 MW for systems from 150 to 500 kW. The remaining 35 MW is available to systems of all sizes. If fully subscribed in the first year, the average household will pay an estimated $0.44/month to pay for the program, which will generate an estimated 79.4 million kWh/year. Estimated costs are based on an average avoided cost rate of $0.075/kWh, although peak generation costs can exceed $0.22/kWh, eliminating any cost.[9] LIPA's total generation capacity, in 2011, was 6,800 MW.[10]

Solar Splash, a solar powered boat race

Solar Splash, a solar powered boat race, was held in Buffalo, New York, in 2002.

Installed Photovoltaics
YearTotal (MW)Installed (MW)[11][12][13][14]
200715.4
200821.96.5
200933.912
201055.521.6
2011123.868.3
2012179.455.6
2013240.561.1
2014397147
2015638241
2016 937 186
2017 1,038 101
2018 1,073 35 (partial)[15]
2019 1,571 498

See also

References
  1. Solar in New York State
  2. enXco Eastern Long Island Solar Project
  3. Bloomberg's solar landfill power play
  4. Final Report of the NYS RPS Annual Performance Report through December 31, 2015
  5. "Governor Cuomo Announces Formal Request for New York Exclusion from Federal Offshore Drilling Program". Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  6. LIPA FIT Archived 2012-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
  7. New Jersey SRECs
  8. NY SREC market put on hold
  9. Feed-in tariff proposal
  10. Questions as LIPA fails to use Edge program
  11. Sherwood, Larry (July 2009). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
  12. Sherwood, Larry (July 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2012" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  13. Sherwood, Larry (July 2014). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2013" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  14. New York Solar
  15. https://nysolarmap.com/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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